An empty rail train rolls south just moments away from crossing the Ohio River and into Henderson, KY.

The CSX business train skirts along Nickajack Lake on an inspection trip from Nashville to Atlanta.

The 844 crosses Lake Dardanelle westbound with the 2006 Heritage Tour.

Southern 630 enters a S curve south of Rockwood with a NS 21st Century Steam excursion. Steam returned to the CNO&TP with a Chattanooga to Harriman, TN round trip.

Santa tosses a stuffed animal while others throw Moon Pies at the stop in St. Paul.

With the two stops in Kentucky complete, the Santa Train crosses the bridge at Pool Point just before the sun gets above the mountains.

A BNSF northbound rolls down hill from Bealville and into tunnel 2.

A pair of GP30M’s sit awaiting their next train to load on a cold sunny January afternoon.

Q201 is ready to depart Kayne Avenue just after sunset; Nashville Union Station and a deep blue sky make for a beautiful backdrop.

RJ Corman power sits between assignments at South Union, KY just after sunset.

NS 956 is on the last stretch of the 2nd District as it passes under the signal bridge at Oakdale, with a new crew on board; the ABBA set of F9’s will sprint down the 3rd District into Chattanoo... (more)

Two Nashville & Eastern B23-7’s face off between assignments in Southern Junction Yard. Imagine the stories these two units could tell about their days working on the might Santa Fe.

RJ Corman’s My Old Kentucky Dinner Train passes the Jim Beam Distillery in Clermont, KY.

A BNSF grain train waits behind an intermodal train which is waiting for a parade of westbounds as a UP train passes on the Palmdale Cutoff.

TVRM's 630 leads Norfolk Southern's 21st Century Steam excursion back to Grand Junction with the second train of the day. Thanks TVRM and Norfolk Southern